Lake Bonny Park

"The Untrusted Waters"

To stop and stare at water's edge,

leaving all frantic thoughts behind,

I watch the mucky water ripple forth,

I see it intertwine with the tall blades of grass

The mysteries of this place are well to be kept under,

under the water, that is,

to the depths I cannot see,

I ultimately fear,

fear of natures unknown.

Gazing at the waters surface,

a mutli- color greenish tint

will deny me the access to see through it.

I do not trust this water,

for off in the near distance I see it.

His eyes that creep just above this liquid territory,

and a nose that surpasses just a tad bit more,

this image that I am seeing, was not there before

but yet, it was.

Through the untrusted waters,

now a no trespassing zone,

I stand in protective length.

A bird flies above,

now that, I trust,

that, I can see.

It came from afar

from its home in the tree.

But this, untamed, untampered thing

from beneath, I cannot see.

It waits patiently, but I cannot anticipate where from,

cautious now, my eyes will roam,

seeing nothing.

It reappears,

its dark figure dominates the water

but something changes, back to the unknown

and it disappears...

To my dismay

I cannot see where it went.

I stay standing,

contemplating the path in which it took

never reappearing...

Time goes by and no more as a last goodbye,

would it come again?

The sun has set and my stomach growls,

I realize the time,

back to the frantic time of thoughts,

away from the mysteries

away from the unknown

away...

from water's edge.

I went to lake Bonny Park for this assignment, and stayed there for an hour and a half. The experience was mind clearing. I truly needed to get away and clear my mind so by going to Lake Bonny Park was the exact thing that I needed. I went by my self on Monday afternoon, after the rain had cleared up and I went out to the end of the dock, which overlooked the lake. I had heard that people see alligators a lot there and since I have only seen one alligator in my two years of being here, I really wanted to see another one. And I did!!! I was kind of scared because I could not see through the water and I did not know what to expect, until a family came up on the bridge and I heard the mother say, "If you want to see an alligator, they usually hang out around the edges of the water," so my eyes went straight to the border of the lake, where it meet the tall blades of grass. However, the alligator was not the only thing that I got to see, I also saw a turtle and two large skinny fish that would disappear underneath the water. After the family left, I was able to enjoy the stillness of the air and then I heard noises that I normally do not hear because of the usual business of a day. The noise a bird makes as it skims the water searching for fish is incredible, and yet I have never taken the time to notice it before. It is sad to think about the joys of life that we miss all because of time. Time to do this, time to do that, but whatever happened to the time that is just for being still and capturing the precious moments of God's creation. This assignment has taught me, that a person actually needs time to simply relax and take note of the beauty of Christ through nature.